European M.B.A. (U.S equivalent of a Masters of Science in International Business)

University of Abertay Dundee (SCOTLAND)

École de Gestion et Commerce Angoulême (FRANCE)

University of Karlskrona/Ronneby (SWEDEN)

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

California State University, Fullerton (USA)

Associate of Arts (A.A.)

Saddleback College (USA)

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY

Although I graduated at the top 1% of my high school class (Trabuco Hills High School) and was accepted to several top universities, I was not ready to move out of Orange County upon graduation. As such, I decided to attend Saddleback College where I received my Associate of Arts degree, graduating at the top 5% of my class. This was one of the best decisions I have made in my life! I then transferred to California State University Fullerton (CSF) where I obtained my Bachelor of Arts degree from CSF's Steven Mihaylo's College of Business Administration & Economics, majoring in General Management & International Business. I also spent significant time studying Philosophy & Comparative Religion.

Truly inspired by the experience of an old friend and colleague who is now also a professor in his own right (at UCSD), I decided to pursue an independent post-graduate research study at the University of Glasgow in Scotland - home of Adam Smith, the 18th century father of classical capitalism. This desire to live, study, and work abroad (Europe in particular) - albeit purely academic this time - was a continuation of my two-years corporate excursion as an Accounts Development Manager (in Shefield, England) in my post- bachelor years.

At any rate, four years after my post-graduate research study (at the University of Glasgow) and after having further enhanced my corporate experience, I decided to once again return to Europe, this time to pursue my master's degree at a distinguished European joint-university program organized by the University of Abertay Dundee in Scotland. I successfully completed my 212-page dissertation titled, "Cashless Societies & Electronic Forms of Money: An in depth analysis of e-commerce strategies of Euro-based economies and their consequential socio-political & economic threats to European nation-state's national sovereignties."

I hold my European M.B.A. (U.S. equivalent of a Master of Science in International Business) from the University of Abertay Dundee - UAD - (in Dundee, Scotland) in collaboration with École de Gestion et de Commerce (College of Management & Commerce in Angoulême, France) and University of Karlskrona/Ronneby (in Ronneby, Sweden). This was a joint-university graduate studies program organized by UAD in Scotland in 1998.

I have also served as an independent post-master's visiting researcher at the University of Edinburgh, University of St. Andrews, and University of Strathclyde (all three located in Scotland), as well as a Resident Researcher at the University of Lund and at the University of Uppsala (both located in Sweden).

In addition to having lingual skills in five languages (fluent in three), I possess a strong cultural and technical proficiency in diverse international business practices, and possess in-depth familiarity and first-hand experience with various European, Middle-Eastern, North African, and Far-Eastern (Asian) socio-economic mindsets, management styles and practices, norms, values, beliefs, socio-economic traits, and general ways and means.

Furthermore, I have over 20 years of supervisory, management and consulting experience (in diversified roles - depending on the nature of the project) with several Fortune 500 companies such as Toshiba (Japan), EDS (the 1992 U.S. Presidential Candidate Ross Perot's start-up), Ericsson (Sweden), Leroy Somer (France), Assa Abloy (Sweden), Deutsche Steinzeug (Germany) and Hyundai (South Korea), among others.

I currently teach at Saddleback College, Irvine Valley College, and Cypress College. In addition, I have taught at Fullerton College, Mt. San Antonio College (Mt. SAC), Los Angeles Pierce College, Orange Coast College, University of California Irvine, University of Abertay Dundee (in Scotland), École de Gestion et de Commerce (in France), and Blekinge Tekniska Hogsköla (in Sweden), focusing on a wide array of subjects such as:

- International Business,

- International Marketing,

- International Business Negotiations,

- International Political Economy,

- International Management,

- International Finance,

- Introduction to Business,

- Applied Management Theory,

- Organizational Behavior,

- Business Management,

- Business English,

- Human Resources Management,

- Business Communication,

- Principles of Advertising,

- Principles of Marketing,

- Business Writing,

- Small Business Management,

- Speech/ Business Public Speaking,

- Commerce & International Relations,

- International Commerce & the Geopolitics of the Middle East, and

- Geopolitics of Petroleum & Peak Oil Theory.

Furthermore, as a firm believer in the concept of "The Learning Campus", i.e., learning above & beyond the classroom instruction, I have served as an active Faculty Advisor/ Events Coordinator for the following on-campus student organizations:

- Business & Social Entrepreneurship Club

- Global Awareness Club,

- Amnesty International,

- Inter-Cultural Club (for visiting international students),

- World Religion Club,

- Political Awareness Club,

- Christian Student Alliance,

- Buddha Nature Club,

- Persian Student Alliance,

- Comparative Religion Club, and

- Mysticism & Spiritual Awareness Club

My other teaching endeavor consist of producing, directing, and lecturing at community educational seminars, focusing on enhancing public awareness in international relations issues pertaining to various war and peace matters (with a specialty in the Middle East region) by using innovative business solutions and social entrepreneurship tools to promote peace, security, and stability.

As a stern believer and a firm advocate of the California Community College system, at some point in the future, I plan to pursue a second masters degree in "Leadership in Higher Education" as well as complete my PhD.MY TEACHING PHILOSOPHY

Besides my regular business, international political economy, and international relations research interests, I also have a keen interest and have written (and continue to write) in the following diverse realms:

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